Railway-tie and fastener.



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vAPPLICATION FILED JULY 19, 1911. 1,026,020.

Patented May 14, 1912.

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J. T. CLARK. RAILWAY TIE AND FASTBNER.

APPLIoATroN FILED JULY 19, 1911.

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JOHN T. CLARK, 0F PROVO, UTAH.

RAILWAY-TIE ANI) FASTENER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 14:, 1912.

Application led July 19, 1911. Serial No. 639,354.

To all whom t may concern Be it known that I, JOHN T. CLARK, a citizenof the United States, residing at Provo, in the county of Utah and StateofV Utah, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inRailway-Ties and Fasteners, of which the following is a specification.

The purpose of my invention is to provide a metal railway tie andfastener therefor which is economical in construction, light in weight,easily placed and secured in position and which has the large bearingsurface so much desired. These objects I accomplish with the deviceillustrated in the accompanying drawings in which similar letters ofreference indicate like parts throughout the several gures, and whichare hereinafter described in the specifications forming a part of thisapplication.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of one end of the tie and other parts inplace, portions thereof cut away. Fig. 2 is a plan of one of the clampsas cut from a sheet of metal and before it is bent into form. Fig. 8 isan elevation of one of the clamps. Fig. 4 is a plan view of one of thekeys. Fig. 5 is a plan of one end of the tie as cut from a sheet ofmetal and before it is bent into form. Fig. 6 is a plan view of one endof the tie and parts in place with portions thereof cut away. Fig. 7 isa perspective of another form of constructing my tie and fastening meanswherein the same principle is used.

My tie is made from a sheet of metal, cut in the form as shown in Fig. 5and then bent on the dotted lines to form a channel l. Said channel hasslots 2 cut therethrough to receive the lower end of the clamps 3, andopen cuts 41. in the edges to receive the rails. Portions of the sidesof the channel l within the said open cuts 4C are bent inwardly to formflanges 5. Blocks of wood or fibrous material 6 are placed within eachend portion of said channel l, and are held therein by the rails placedthereon and by the clamps 8. The said blocks extend above the bottom ofthe said cuts t to prevent the rails from contacting with the sides ofthe said channell, and to supply the resiliency or cushion effect underthe rails. The said clamps 3 are made from a sheet of metal of thethickness of the transverse cuts or slots Q, and in the form as shown inFig. 2. This form spreading.

' the flange is then bent as shown-in Fig. 3, and one of said clamps isthen placed vertically transverse within said channel I, in each of thesaid slots 2. Within each of said clamps are cut open slots 7, and theportion of the sides of said clamps without the said slots 7 are placedon the outside of the said channel to lock the sides thereof from Alsoin the sides of said clamps 3 are formed open cuts S, provided thereinto receive the keys 9. The upper portion of said clamps are bentat aboutthe angle of the base flange of the rails and may be in contact with thesaid base flange of the rail or if desired insulating strips may beplaced between the said flange of the rail and that part of the clampfor insulation. When the rails are laid in the said open cuts L andsupported by the said blocks 6, the said clamps 3 are drawn down by thekeys 9. One each of which is driven through one of the said cuts 8 andbelow 5 to so cause said clamp to tightly hold the rail. In so beingdrawn down the portion of the said clamp 3 wit-hin the end of the openslots 7, contacts with and slides on the rounded portion of the saidcuts 4: which produces a lateral as well as a downward direction to saidclamps 3. When the said keys 9 are driven in a nail or small spike isdriven through the holes 11 provided in the sides 0f the channel l, andthrough one of the holes ll in the keys 9 and the point is bent down toprevent unintentional withdrawal of the said keys and loosening of therails. As shown in Fig. 7 the downward and lateral pull of the said keysmay be given by having the said keys driven into vertical slots 8 cut inthe sides of said channel 1, and having the flange 5 cut in the clamps.In this form 0r modification the keys are driven transversely instead oflongitudinally in the tie.

Having thus described my invention I desire to secure by Letters Patentand claim 1. A railway tie consisting of a channel having transverseslots in the bottom and rail receiving cut-s in the sides a port-ion ofthe rail receiving cuts being at an angle, cushion blocks in the endportions of said channel, rail clamps adapted to be vertically moved insaid transverse slots in said channel and having key slots cut in thesides thereof, and keys adapted to engage the bottom of said lastmentioned slots and an inwardly extending portion of the sides of saidchannel,

2. A railway tie consisting of a channel having rail receiving slots inthe sides thereof, inwardly extended flanges on said channel formedintegral with the sides thereof and adjacent slots, clamps having openslots and cuts in the sides thereof, keys adapted to engage one side ofsaid open cuts and said inwardly extended flanges, and means to securesaid keys from unintentional removal.

3. A railway tie and fastener therefor consisting of a channel formedfrom a sheet of metal and having rail receiving cuts in the sidesthereof and transverse slots in the bottom, metal clamps adapted t0 movevertically in said transverse slots and to contact with the flanges onthe base of a rail, and having key slots in the sides thereof, and keysadapted to engage one side of said last mentioned slots and a portion ofthe sides of said channel,

4. A railway tie and fastener consisting of a Channel formed from asheet of metal said rail receiving and having rail receiving cuts in theedges of said channel a portion of :aid cuts being at an angle, metalclamps having open slots in the sides thereof and adapted to littransversely in said channel and to engage the base flange of the rail,cushion blocks in each end portion of said channel, and keys adapted toengage a portion of the sides of said channel and a portion of saidclamps.

5. A rail way tie and fastener consistingr of a channel havingtransverse slots in the bottom and rail receiving cuts in the sides. acushion block in each end portion of said channel, L-shaped clampshaving open slots .i

in the sides thereof, `and keys adapted to draw the bottom of saidclamps through the said transverse slots by their engagement with saidclamps and a portion of the sides of said channel.

In testimony whereof I have aliixed my signature in presence of twowitnesses.

JHN T. CLARK.

Vi tnesses SAM RANEY, G. B. BLAKELY.

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